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The questionnaire below is meant as an indicator of whether your child could be gifted - IT IS NOT AN ASSESSMENT. It is an opportunity to think about your child's development in relation to their peers and is suitable for children aged 4 to 11. Choose one answer for each question that best suits your child, though there may be more than one answer that fits.

Is your child a boy or girl?	Please select Boy Girl
How old is s/he?
S/he is	Please select In a State School In a Private School Not yet of school age Home Educated Other

Q1. Asking questions.
My child:
	asks a few questions a day and is satisfied with the answers given.
	keeps on asking questions related to one another.
	keeps on asking questions but these are unrelated.
	is content with what s/he already knows.
	asks lots of questions about what is going on around them.
Q2. Memory.
My child:
	has a good memory for new ideas
	remembers things after hearing or seeing them once or twice.
	remembers things after hearing or seeing them at least three times.
	can easily remember the way to familiar places.
	has a memory about the same as peers.
Q3. Perfectionism.
When drawing, writing or constructing a toy, my child:
	gets upset when s/he cannot get things right.
	will not try a new thing if they think it will be difficult.
	does things slowly and precisely.
	feels happy when they have done what is asked and regard it as finished.
	always criticises their work, wanting it to be better.
Q4. Vocabulary.
When my child talks, s/he:
	sometimes finds it difficult to find the right words to convey meaning.
	speaks well for their age.
	enjoys playing with new words; tries them out in new situations.
	uses a wide range of words accurately.
	could 'talk the hind legs off a donkey'!
Q5. Relations with Others.
My child:
	feels more comfortable with older children and adults than with peers.
	is happy with peer group but uses adults for support and security.
	plays complex games that peer group find it difficult to understand.
	comes across to adults as 'arrogant' at times.
	has a wide circle of friends in peer group.
Q6. Numeracy.
My child:
	prefers to work with words rather than numbers.
	likes to play complicated games based on numbers and scores.
	enjoys exploring and creating number relationships.
	can take their mathematical knowledge and apply it to new situations.
	has mathematical knowledge that is appropriate for their age.
Q7. Awareness of the World.
My child:
	gets upset when hearing about bad things going on the world (e.g. flood or famine).
	is very perceptive to other people's emotions.
	doesn't really notice much of what is going on around her/him.
	is deeply concerned about justice and fairness.
	can be over-sensitive to noise, light or textures.
Q8. Problem Solving.
When faced with a problem needing several stages to work out, my child:
	enjoys the task unaided.
	has an unusually sharp observation of relevant factors.
	uses a trial and error method, which sometimes gets a result.
	struggles with completing the stages and needs them explaining.
	sometimes misses out intermediate stages but gets it right eventually.
Q9. Imagination.
My child:
	is intellectually playful, interested in fantasy, imagination.
	happily plays imaginative games with peers.
	is fluent in producing and elaborating on ideas.
	juggles or redefines elements of a problem or task.
	is more practical than imaginative.
Q10. Abstract Thinking.
When presented with complexity, my child:
	possesses good powers of logical reasoning and the ability to draw conclusions.
	thrives on the complexity and notices relationships between things.
	sometimes asks questions that are philosophical or religious.
	has a desire to work with simple, concrete ideas.
	seeks help from adults to explain the complexity.
Q11. Lateral Thinking.
When talking about one idea, my child:
	sometimes links it to another, related idea.
	often links it another, related idea.
	focuses on it to the exclusion of others ideas.
	does not easily bring in other, related ideas.
	can link it to new, novel and surprising ideas.
Q12. Reading.
My child:
	is an avid reader.
	enjoys using reading material to find out factual information.
	prefers books with supporting pictures to text alone.
	does not take a great interest in reading.
	found reading easy to start with but has now turned off.
Q13. Writing.
My child:
	is frustrated by writing as it takes up too much time.
	loves writing and produces lots of material, often illustrated.
	began writing well but peers have overtaken.
	is not interested in writing her/his ideas down.
	writes appropriately for their age.
Q14. Concentration.
My child:
	can concentrate for long periods on subjects of interest.
	finds it difficult to concentrate on the same thing for long periods.
	concentrates well in class.
	has a 'butterfly mind' that flits from one subject to another very quickly.
	loses interest when asked to do more of the same.

Q15. My child gets involved in things physically and mentally (giving full attention, with all their senses).	Please select True False
Q16. My child asks philosophical or suprising questions.	Please select True False
Q17. My child shows strong feelings and opinions.	Please select True False
Q18. My child has an odd or well developed sense of humour.	Please select True False
Q19. My child spoke early (simple sentences at 18 months).	Please select True False
Q20. My child began walking early (approx 10 months).	Please select True False